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Guidelines for accurate evaluation of photodetectors based on emerging semiconductor technologies Open

Vincenzo Pecunia, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, Ardalan Armin, Benjamin Bouthinon, Mario Caironi , et al. · 2025

Evaluating lead-based vs. lead-free perovskites for environmentally sustainable indoor photovoltaics Open

Charlotte Clegg, Jianjun Mei, Aitana Uclés Fuensanta, Taofeeq Ibn‐Mohammed, Vincenzo Pecunia · 2025

Editorial: Charting new directions for Nano Futures Open

Vincenzo Pecunia · 2025

As the new Editor-In-Chief of Nano Futures , I am excited to share our vision for the journal’s direction in the coming years. Our goal is to position Nano Futures as a leading platform for innovative nanoscience and nanotechnology researc…

Ambient‐Air‐Processed, Solution‐Based Organic Photovoltaics and Photodetectors Open

Bahareh Nasrollahi, Javith Mohammed Jailani, Joseph C. Loftus, Vincenzo Pecunia · 2025

Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) and organic photodetectors (OPDs), which use conjugated polymers and molecules as photoactive materials, hold significant promise for energy harvesting and sensing applications due to their customizable optoele…

Atomic Theory of Point Defect Assisted Carrier Recombination in Rb3sb2i9 Open

Blair Tuttle, Evan J. Payne, Zachery J. Willard, S. V. Khare, Vincenzo Pecunia · 2025

Evaluating Lead-Based vs. Lead-Free Perovskites for Environmentally Sustainable Indoor Photovoltaics Open

Charlotte Clegg, Jianjun Mei, Aitana Uclés Fuensanta, Taofeeq Ibn‐Mohammed, Vincenzo Pecunia · 2024

Indoor photovoltaics (IPVs) based on halide perovskites (HPs) and derivatives (HPDs) hold great promise for powering the vast infrastructure of Internet-of-Things (IoT) smart devices. While lead-containing IPVs deliver cutting-edge perform…

Accurate Performance Characterization, Reporting, and Benchmarking for Indoor Photovoltaics Open

Javith Mohammed Jailani, Amanda Luu, Elizabeth Salvosa, Charlotte Clegg, Vishnupriya P. Kamalon , et al. · 2024

Indoor photovoltaics (IPVs) provide a promising solution for powering Internet-of-Things smart devices, which has led to a surge in IPV research. However, the diverse lighting scenarios adopted in IPV studies pose unique challenges in char…

Electrolyte‐gated organic field‐effect transistors with high operational stability and lifetime in practical electrolytes Open

Dimitrios Simatos, Mark Nikolka, Jérôme Charmet, Leszek J. Spalek, Zenon Toprakcioglu , et al. · 2024

A key component of organic bioelectronics is electrolyte‐gated organic field‐effect transistors (EG‐OFETs), which have recently been used as sensors to demonstrate label‐free, single‐molecule detection. However, these devices exhibit limit…

Roadmap on printable electronic materials for next-generation sensors Open

Vincenzo Pecunia, Luisa Petti, Joseph Andrews, Riccardo Ollearo, Gerwin H. Gelinck , et al. · 2024

The dissemination of sensors is key to realizing a sustainable, ‘intelligent’ world, where everyday objects and environments are equipped with sensing capabilities to advance the sustainability and quality of our lives—e.g. via smart homes…

Carbon Electrodes for Perovskite Photovoltaics: Interfacial Properties, Meta‐analysis, and Prospects Open

Salma Zouhair, Charlotte Clegg, Irina Valitova, Samuel A. March, Javith Mohammed Jailani , et al. · 2024

Carbon electrodes have gained significant attention as a cost‐effective, sustainable, stable, and scalable replacement for metal electrodes in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, traditional carbon‐electrode‐based PSCs (C‐PSCs) lack a …

Editorial: Focus on green nanomaterials for a sustainable internet of things Open

Vincenzo Pecunia, Luigi G. Occhipinti, Sylvain G. Cloutier, Shuhui Sun, Andrews Nirmala Grace , et al. · 2023

In the dynamic landscape of the Internet of Things (IoT), where smart devices are reshaping our world, nanomaterials can play a pivotal role in ensuring the IoT’s sustainability. These materials are poised to redefine the development of sm…

Toward artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled frameworks for improved predictions of lifecycle environmental impacts of functional materials and devices Open

Taofeeq Ibn‐Mohammed, K.B. Mustapha, Mohammed Ghassan Abdulkareem, Aitana Uclés Fuensanta, Vincenzo Pecunia , et al. · 2023

The application of functional materials and devices (FM&Ds) underpins numerous products and services, facilitating improved quality of life, but also constitutes a huge environmental burden on the natural ecosystem, prompting the need to q…

Roadmap on energy harvesting materials Open

Vincenzo Pecunia, S. Ravi P. Silva, Jamie Phillips, Elisa Artegiani, Alessandro Romeo , et al. · 2023

Ambient energy harvesting has great potential to contribute to sustainable development and address growing environmental challenges. Converting waste energy from energy-intensive processes and systems (e.g. combustion engines and furnaces)…

Publisher Correction: Wirelessly powered large-area electronics for the Internet of Things Open

Luis Portilla, Kalaivanan Loganathan, Hendrik Faber, Aline Eid, Jimmy Hester , et al. · 2023

In the version of this article initially published, the y-axis label of Fig. 3d, now reading “Output voltage (V)” was an inadvertent duplicate of the Fig. 3a label. The figure has been updated in the HTML and PDF versions of the article.

Surface and optical properties of phase-pure silver iodobismuthate nanocrystals Open

Anastasia Matuhina, G. Krishnamurthy Grandhi, Ashanti Bergonzoni, Laurent Pédesseau, Roberto Grisorio , et al. · 2023

Phase-pure and highly crystalline AgBiI 4 NCs are synthesized by hot-injection synthesis route. The iodine-rich surface of the NCs enable their impressive long-term environmental and thermal stabilities. This study shines light on the surf…

Wirelessly powered large-area electronics for the Internet of Things Open

Luis Portilla, Kalaivanan Loganathan, Hendrik Faber, Aline Eid, Jimmy Hester , et al. · 2022

Solution-based fullerene-free route enables high-performance green-selective organic photodetectors Open

Yang Cao, Jianjun Mei, Kai Xia, Ting Zhao, Jing Zhao , et al. · 2022

Ongoing developments in machine vision, wearables, and the Internet of Things have led to strong demand for easy-to-fabricate, color-selective photodetectors. Narrowband-absorption-type (NBA) printable organic photodetectors provide an att…

Perovskite-inspired Cu2AgBiI6 for mesoscopic indoor photovoltaics under realistic low-light intensity conditions Open

G. Krishnamurthy Grandhi, Sami Toikkonen, Basheer Al‐Anesi, Vincenzo Pecunia, Paola Vivo · 2022

Low-toxicity perovskite-inspired Cu 2 AgBiI 6 is a potential candidate for indoor photovoltaics. Cu 2 AgBiI 6 -based photovoltaics with an optimized mesoporous TiO 2 thickness ensure high fill factor and a power conversion efficiency of 4.…

Rudorffites and Beyond: Perovskite‐Inspired Silver/Copper Pnictohalides for Next‐Generation Environmentally Friendly Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics Open

Abhisek Chakraborty, Narendra Pai, Jing Zhao, Blair Tuttle, Alexandr N. Simonov , et al. · 2022

In the wake of lead‐halide perovskite research, bismuth‐ and antimony‐based perovskite‐inspired semiconducting materials are attracting increasing attention as safer and potentially more robust alternatives to lead‐based archetypes. Of par…

Enhancing the Microstructure of Perovskite‐Inspired Cu‐Ag‐Bi‐I Absorber for Efficient Indoor Photovoltaics Open

G. Krishnamurthy Grandhi, Basheer Al‐Anesi, Hannu P. Pasanen, Harri Ali‐Löytty, Kimmo Lahtonen , et al. · 2022

Lead‐free perovskite‐inspired materials (PIMs) are gaining attention in optoelectronics due to their low toxicity and inherent air stability. Their wide bandgaps (≈2 eV) make them ideal for indoor light harvesting. However, the investigati…

Editorial: Next Generation Optoelectronics With Emerging Hybrid Materials Open

Rosanna Mastria, Vincenzo Pecunia, Aurora Rizzo · 2022

EDITORIAL article Front.Electron., 07 February 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/felec.2022.837260

Two‐Dimensional Antimony‐Based Perovskite‐Inspired Materials for High‐Performance Self‐Powered Photodetectors Open

Jianjun Mei, Maning Liu, Paola Vivo, Vincenzo Pecunia · 2021

The ongoing Internet of Things revolution has led to strong demand for low‐cost, ubiquitous light sensing based on easy‐to‐fabricate, self‐powered photodetectors. While solution‐processable lead‐halide perovskites have raised significant h…

Emerging Indoor Photovoltaic Technologies for Sustainable Internet of Things Open

Vincenzo Pecunia, Luigi G. Occhipinti, Robert L. Z. Hoye · 2021

The Internet of Things (IoT) provides everyday objects and environments with “intelligence” and data connectivity to improve quality of life and the efficiency of a wide range of human activities. However, the ongoing exponential growth of…

Assessing the Impact of Defects on Lead‐Free Perovskite‐Inspired Photovoltaics via Photoinduced Current Transient Spectroscopy Open

Vincenzo Pecunia, Jing Zhao, Chaewon Kim, Blair Tuttle, Jianjun Mei , et al. · 2021

The formidable rise of lead‐halide perovskite photovoltaics has energized the search for lead‐free perovskite‐inspired materials (PIMs) with related optoelectronic properties but free from toxicity limitations. The photovoltaic performance…

Ambipolar carbon nanotube transistors with hybrid nanodielectric for low-voltage CMOS-like electronics Open

Luis Portilla, Jianwen Zhao, Jing Zhao, Luigi G. Occhipinti, Vincenzo Pecunia · 2021

The proliferation of place-and-forget devices driven by the exponentially-growing Internet of Things industry has created a demand for low-voltage thin-film transistor (TFT) electronics based on solution-processible semiconductors. Amongst…

Indoor Photovoltaics: Lead‐Free Perovskite‐Inspired Absorbers for Indoor Photovoltaics (Adv. Energy Mater. 1/2021) Open

Yueheng Peng, Tahmida N. Huq, Jianjun Mei, Luis Portilla, Robert A. Jagt , et al. · 2021

Lead‐Free Perovskite‐Inspired Absorbers for Indoor Photovoltaics Open

Yueheng Peng, Tahmida N. Huq, Jianjun Mei, Luis Portilla, Robert A. Jagt , et al. · 2020

With the exponential rise in the market value and number of devices part of the Internet of Things (IoT), the demand for indoor photovoltaics (IPV) to power autonomous devices is predicted to rapidly increase. Lead‐free perovskite‐inspired…

Lead-free halide perovskite photovoltaics: Challenges, open questions, and opportunities Open

Vincenzo Pecunia, Luigi G. Occhipinti, Abhisek Chakraborty, Yiting Pan, Yueheng Peng · 2020

In recent years, lead-free metal-halide perovskite photovoltaics has attracted ever-growing attention, in view of its potential to replicate the outstanding properties of lead-halide perovskite photovoltaics, but without the toxicity burde…

Ambipolar Deep-Subthreshold Printed-Carbon-Nanotube Transistors for Ultralow-Voltage and Ultralow-Power Electronics Open

Luis Portilla, Jianwen Zhao, Yan Wang, Liping Sun, Fengzhu Li , et al. · 2020

The development of ultralow-power and easy-to-fabricate electronics with potential for large-scale circuit integration (i.e., complementary or complementary-like) is an outstanding challenge for emerging off-the-grid applicat…

Research data supporting "Electronic Structure and Optoelectronic Properties of Bismuth Oxyiodide Robust Against Percent-Level Iodine-, Oxygen- and Bismuth-Related Surface Defects" Open

Tahmida N. Huq, Lana Lee, Lissa Eyre, Weiwei Li, Robert A. Jagt , et al. · 2020

See the README file for a detailed description of the dataset. The data has been collected using a number of techniques. Figure 1 contains data gathered using photoelectron spectroscopy and have been saved in a .vms format. The data has be…

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